According to Sega Web, it was all one big communication problem.
Another crazy rumor has been killed. Yesterday there were, once again, mis-translated reports out of Japan that Sega and Nintendo were involved in some grand new gaming venture along with music producer Tetsuya Komuro. The deal was supposed to involve Sega’s ongoing network gaming plans.
The real story is that Satoshi Kayama, director at Marigul Management, has been invited to act as an advisor to Sega to oversee their network initiatives. Mr. Kayama has worked with Tetsuya Komuro and Nintendo in the past, and this is the extent of Sega’s relationship to these two entities. Sega sort of knows this guy Kayama, who once worked with Nintendo and Komuro in the past. Sheesh! Talk about needing a better translator.
It’s not all bad news though, Nintendo’s resident genius Shigeru Miyamoto said this about the company: “Marigul helps talented programmers that don’t have enough money in terms of funds to make the games they want to make.” A small development team called Saru Brunei is a part of the company and is headed by former Nintendo game designer Gento Matsumoto, who served as Miyamoto’s right hand man for more than a decade.
Source: Sega Web